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Recalling past glories

George Park has written a book – see Issue 178– about former St Bernard’s Football Club, once a local giant on the Scottish scene but now mostly…
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Reid the Heid heads west

As reported in Issue 178, Jon Reid has left Drummond CHS for pastures old.In Issue 149 we asked how long such a young and ambitious professional…
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Parallel Broughtons

Unreliable geographies by Aeneas McHaarNo. 3: Broughton Island, New South Wales, Australia32º 35’ S, 152º 20’ E A low, scroggy outcrop of rock,…
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She shows sea clothes

Here is another stunning item from Drummond CHS Librarian Annie Scanlon’s collection  of swimwear and beach paraphernalia. Like the cap featured…
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Schools face squeeze

In Issue 178 we reported problems faced by Edinburgh schools due to proposed budget cuts. Click on the link below to read the Edinburgh Prmary…
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Careless whiskers

For those readers with an interest in bearded pillars of the co[img_assist|nid=500|title=|desc=|link=node|align=right|width=200|height=200] mmunity (…
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Parallel Broughtons

Unreliable geographies by Aeneas McHaarNo. 2: Rodney Street, Helena, Montana, USA46º 36’ N, 112º 00’ W Focused around the main street of ‘Last…
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Traffic at a crossroads

Below we print a fuller version of the article which appears on page 1 of December's Spurtle (Issue 177).Community councils want to be included in…
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Persephone Belle

Seasons gratings! And in the words of The Waitresses – ‘Bah, humbug! No, that's too strong – ‘cause it’s my favourite holiday!’ What’s for fun in…
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'Portrait of the Nation' – Snapshot of a refit

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery on Queen Street closed its doors in April 2009 for a major refit.The £17.5m 'Portrait of the Nation' scheme –…
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